We've been reasonably steady for 10 thousands years.
this technological explosion and endless growth is a rarity and more like cancer. so unless there's something inherently different between modern humans and humans 500 years ago, I'll say no
We have both capabilities - just as all other animals -, but it is mostly ideology/culture and swarm information control by psychopaths and dark-triad humans that causes these major power-dynamics - destructions.
As you said, we have all the tech and knowledge to create a kick ass world for everybody, but we have no control of our global information - psychopaths does, and we can't break out from that information bubble, so human civilization are in an "Ant-Mill".
We won't progress - break out of the mill - until we have reined in our top psychopaths and finally ended the system of manufactured ideology, morals/'values' and information control that generate and nurture these thrash people to power - and keeps ordinary peeps from organizing our selves in more normal/intelligent structures.
Money. Most rich people don't give a shit and they make most of the decisions that lead us down this path.
Greed
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